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Coventry road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,057 road traffic collisions in Coventry in 2003, and 1,332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2002 (1,163), and casualties fell from 1,526.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,212 collisions in Coventry.

Collisions in 2003
1,057
Down 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,332
Down 13% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Coventry in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Coventry in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 26% in Coventry from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious12011%
  • Slight92988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious13510%
  • Slight1,18989%

Coventry road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coventry, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,208 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,057, down 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025404482
2024372458
2023393512
2022410522
2021420529
2020395523
2019572752
2018608785
2017642830
2016664847
2015688921
2014614827
2013580731
2012600822
2011640877
2010602806
2009701930
20088141,057
20078751,147
20069271,218
20059321,211
20049341,174
20031,0571,332
20021,1631,526
20011,1421,488
20001,2081,610
19991,1031,484
19981,1461,519
19971,1001,443
19969191,184
19959131,188
19949241,172
19939831,262
19929581,198
19919591,188
19901,0181,281
19891,0341,279
19881,0251,241
19878811,125
19861,1071,297
19851,0781,320
19841,1641,415
19831,0981,357
19821,1011,323
19811,0581,330
19801,1671,425
19791,1191,369

When and where crashes happen in Coventry in 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday172 (16%)
  • Wednesday161 (15%)
  • Thursday143 (14%)
  • Friday170 (16%)
  • Saturday155 (15%)
  • Sunday102 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59255 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.3%)
  • February61 (5.8%)
  • March77 (7.3%)
  • April86 (8.1%)
  • May85 (8%)
  • June91 (8.6%)
  • July115 (11%)
  • August60 (5.7%)
  • September97 (9.2%)
  • October96 (9.1%)
  • November100 (9.5%)
  • December101 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight775 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds883 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry773 (73%)
  • Wet or damp273 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph901 (85%)
  • 40 mph127 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (15%)
  • Roundabout73 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Coventry in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant768 (58%)
  • Pedestrian245 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist96 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1076 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20177 (13%)
  • 21 to 25163 (12%)
  • 26 to 35262 (20%)
  • 36 to 45189 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded75 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (55%)
  • Passenger351 (26%)
  • Pedestrian245 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,492 (77%)
  • Motorcycle102 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Coventry in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Coventry

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Coventry ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Coventry had the 45th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Coventry in 2003

St Michael's, Coventry, CV1 1LL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Coventry in 2003, with 92 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Coventry with the most crashes in 2003

The A444 had the most collisions in Coventry in 2003: 82, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Coventry, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4448210308
2ndB4109506505
3rdA45436006
4thA4600435801
5thA4023404615
6thA4082373815
7thA428354504
8thA4053313900
9thA423313804
10thB4110202603
11thB4107182502
12thB4454182402
13thA4114172201
14thA4170172911
15thA429152402
16thB410691101
17thA466601
18thB40825501
19thB40985500
20thA4273601

Towns in Coventry: crashes in 2003

Coventry itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 963.

Postcode districts in Coventry: crashes in 2003

CV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Coventry in 2003: 308.

Latest crashes in Coventry in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Coventry in 2003, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Coventry road accidents in other years